monkey wrote: > Read through python site for programming tool, really plenty of choices :-) > (For c++, I just can't breath with very very limited choices) > > Tried Spe, it come with wxGlade built-in very nice(is Spe still actively > develop?). But seem that Boa Constructor and PyDev(the plug-in for Eclipse) > also worth looking. Actually which one are you guys using? and why? I think > it is also valuable for those who are new to python as me.
Here's been my experience: * Don't underestimate IDLE, it's surprisingly capable considering it's just a dinky little thing * PyDev isn't yet mature enough to make it practical for me * SPE has great features, but the pure-Python-ness makes it slow! Even just typing at a steady pace is slowed down due to all the name lookups. Plus, I still haven't found a way to reset the built-in Python shell, so if you run/import your module into it, you have to reload the entire app to reuse the shell. del <module-name> doesn't help because the classes will still be in the registry * WingIDE is the most advanced by far, but isn't free. Its built-in Python shell also suffers from not easily being able to test _the module you're writing_ without a bunch of path switching. I remember the interface feeling slow on Windows, but on Linux everything is snappy. The quickness of the autocompletion for even seperate module members amazes me * If you're running KDE, KDevelop is very capable. The autocompletion is very generic though, it'll happily complete any word you've typed before. The auto-indentation isn't nearly as spot-on as WingIDE's * I hate PythonWin or whatever it's called. Dunno what more to say -- Brian Beck Adventurer of the First Order -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
